Australian And European Landscape Studies
c1900–1920s. Group of 23 pictures consisting of one watercolour and 22 oil painting studies, including four on board, two on stretchers, one signed “Meynell Withers” lower left, three captioned in ink (one illegible) and one annotated “Mary” in pencil verso, sizes range from 14.2 x 22cm to 23.2 x 38cm. Most with pinholes to edges, some with stains, soiling, old folds or missing portions. This group of painting studies could include work by Withers’ father and two sisters. Two captions read “Head of the lake, Locarno [Italy/Switzerland]” and “From our hotel garden, Baveno [Italy].” Subjects include views of rural landscapes (some with sheep and cattle), mountains, rivers, coastlines, streetscapes and buildings. Meynell was the son of renowned Australian artist Walter Withers (1854–1914) and little is known about him. In 1922, his work was exhibited at the Athenaeum in Melbourne, along with his two sisters, Margery and Nancy Withers, and again in 1926 at the Art Union with his father in Melbourne. Ref: ADB (Walter Withers); Wiki (Margery Withers).
Item #CL203-18
Price (AUD): $19,500.00 other currencies